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Forst (Lausitz) (German) or Baršć (Łužyca) (Lower Sorbian, pronounced [ˈbarɕtɕ ˈwuʒɨtsa]) is a town in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It lies east of Cottbus, on the Lusatian Neisse river which is also the German-Polish border. It is the capital of the Spree-Neiße district. It is known for its rose garden and textile museum. The town's population is 18,651. In Forst, there is a railway bridge across the Neiße belonging to the line Cottbus–Żary which is serviced by regional trains and a EuroCity train between Hamburg and Kraków (2011). There is also a road bridge across the river north of Forst.




Incorporated villages


Forst (Lausitz) – Baršć (Łužyca)
Domsdorf – Domašojce
Eigene Scholle – Swójske Grunty
Eulo – Wiłow
Försterei Keune – Gólnikaŕnja Chójna
Keune – Chójna
Mexiko
Noßdorf – Nosydłojce
Bohrau – Bórow
Briesnig – Rjasnik
Groß Bademeusel – Wjelike Bóžemysle
Groß Jamno – Jamne
Horno – Rogow
Klein Bademeusel – Małe Bóžemysle
Försterei Bademeusel – Bóžemyslańska Gólnikaŕnja
Klein Jamno – Małe Jamne
Mulknitz – Małksa
Naundorf – Glinsk
Neu Sacro – Nowy Zakrjow
Sacro – Zakrjow




History


A short distance to the south of the old Sorbian village of Altforst, the town probably originated around 1150 at a river crossing point on the important west–east trade route. Known as the "Salt Road", it was used to transport salt from Halle to Lusatia and further east to Poland. By 1265 it was developing into a permanent trading settlement round the Church of St Nicholas. The commercial importance of Forst increased with the development of a north–south route connecting to Guben, downstream along the Neisse River. In the fourteenth century the council was able to take on responsibility for the lower courts locally. In 1352 of Ileburg took over the overlordship of Forst from Frederick III of Meissen. At various times the town was under the suzerainty of Bohemian, Hungarian, Saxon and Polish monarchs. In 1628, clothiers from Leszno, Międzyrzecz and Wschowa in Poland settled in the town. In 1746, it was purchased by Heinrich von Brühl, minister of Augustus III of Poland. In 1749, a new postal route was established from Warsaw and Poznań to Dresden, which led through the town.
Forst was awarded to the Kingdom of Prussia in the 1815 Congress of Vienna. The town was administered as a part of the Province of Brandenburg from 1815 to 1947. During World War II, in 1942–1943, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Jewish men in the town. After the war it became part of the State of Brandenburg, which became one of the constituent parts of the German Democratic Republic in 1949. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the East German Bezirk Cottbus. Since German reunification in 1990, it is again part of Brandenburg.
Forst has experienced severe problems as a result of the 1990 German reunification, most notably from extreme unemployment. In the past, the town was known for textile manufacturing, but all of the textile plants and factories have closed down.




Demography















Notable people


Hugo Baum (1867–1950), botanist
Georg Thomas (1890–1946), general of infantry
Bruno Kastner (1890–1932), film and stage actor
Max Seydewitz (1892–1987), politician (SPD, SED)
Brigitte Frank, née Herbst (1895–1959), wife of Hans Frank
Erich Neumann (1892–1948), politician (NSDAP)
Werner Heyde (1902–1964), psychiatrist, involved in the T 4 program
Georg Bose (1921–2011), German officer during World War II
Günter Nooke (born 1959), politician (CDU)
Dietmar Woidke (born 1961), politician (SPD)
René Rydlewicz (born 1973), footballer
Ronny Scholz (born 1978), cyclist




See also


Bohrau




References






External links


Media related to Forst (Lausitz) at Wikimedia Commons
Official website of Forst (Lausitz) (in German)
Forst's Rose Garden (in German)
"Forst" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
"Forst" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

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• Spree-Neisse
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• Forst (Lausitz)
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• Lusatia
• List of divided cities
• List of cities and towns in Germany
• Georg Thomas
• Łódź–Tuplice railway
• Spree-Neiße
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